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An action which is intended to be perceived as a bluff, but which is not.
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double bluff — noun An action or statement meant to seem to be a bluff, but in fact genuine • • • Main Entry: ↑double * * * ˌdouble ˈbluff [double bluff double bluffs] noun a way of trying to trick sb by telling them the truth while hoping that they think you… … Useful english dictionary
double bluff — double bluffs N VAR A double bluff is an attempt to deceive someone by telling them exactly what you intend to do when you know that they will assume you are lying. [BRIT] They suspected this was a double bluff on the part of Cairo Intelligence … English dictionary
double bluff — n an attempt to deceive someone by telling them the truth, hoping that they will think you are lying … Dictionary of contemporary English
double bluff — noun count a situation in which you tell someone the truth but hope that they will not believe you because they will think you are lying … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
double bluff — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms double bluff : singular double bluff plural double bluffs a situation in which you tell someone the truth but hope that they will not believe you because they will think that you are lying … English dictionary
Double Bluff Beach — on Whidbey Island in the U.S. state of Washington is considered by many to be the best beach on the Southern end of the island, with its offering of shellfish harvest and at times total solitude. The beach tidelands themselves comprise Double… … Wikipedia
Double Bluff Beach Access — and [http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/fish/shelfish/beachreg/b260110.shtml Double Bluff State Park] in the U.S. state of Washington is considered by many to be the best beach on the Southern end of Whidbey Island with its offering of shellfish harvest and… … Wikipedia
double-bluff — verb To trick someone by appearing to bluff, while not bluffing … Wiktionary
double bluff — noun an action or statement intended to appear as a bluff, but which is in fact genuine … English new terms dictionary
double bluff — noun (C) an attempt to deceive someone by telling them the truth, hoping that they will think you are lying … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
